Man awaiting sentencing accused of assaulting second girl

Chicago man met teens on Facebook, prosecutor says

March 16, 2013|By Kate Thayer, Chicago Tribune reporter

Booking photo of Eduardo Patino (Cook County sheriff)

A Chicago man who was awaiting sentencing after he was convicted last year for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met on Facebook has been charged again after he allegedly attacked another teenager he met on the social media website, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday.

Eduardo Patino, 25, allegedly sent text messages to the second girl, 16, on March 7, while out on bond and awaiting his April 8 sentencing for the previous crime, prosecutors said.

He was arrested Friday after the 16-year-old told police that Patino took her to his apartment in the 7300 block of North Sheridan Road, gave her alcohol and assaulted her.

The girl, who lives in Skokie, told police she blacked out and woke up at a bus stop. She was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where she was treated and released, according to court records.

Patino was charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He appeared in bond court Saturday and was ordered held without bail.

In the first case, Patino was convicted last year of assaulting a 15-year-old girl he also met on Facebook, said Assistant State's Attorney Mike Rusch. The assault occurred while the two were at a party where Patino gave the girl alcohol, Rusch said.

Court records show Patino was found guilty in that case earlier this year and was scheduled to be sentenced April 8 at the Cook County courthouse in Rolling Meadows.